vague de froid
\vaɡ də fʁwa\
The verdict
“vague de froid” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Épisode météorologique durant lequel la température est inhabituellement basse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vague de froid |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vaɡ də fʁwa\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vague de froid” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vague de froid is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vaɡ də fʁwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Épisode météorologique durant lequel la température est inhabituellement basse.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vague de froid, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is vague de froid, spelled V-A-G-U-E- -D-E- -F-R-O-I-D.
Definition
- 1Épisode météorologique durant lequel la température est inhabituellement basse.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “vague de froid”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is V-A-G-U-E- -D-E- -F-R-O-I-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \vaɡ də fʁwa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.